COVID-19 cases in Jalisco increase 356% in the past month since mask mandate lifted

Almost a month after having withdrawn the mandatory use of face masks in Jalisco, cases of COVID-19 among citizens have more than tripled, according to the daily statistics of infections from the Jalisco Health Secretariat (SSJ).

While in the week prior to the announcement, from Monday, May 2 to Sunday, May 8, an average of 73 coronavirus infections had been registered every 24 hours, for the week that concludes, from Monday, May 30 to Sunday, June 5, there were 257 cases on average daily, according to data shared by the SSJ.

The figure represents . . .